Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

158 reviews

swiftpool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I really liked the first half and last half. The middle half went by slowly - there was stuff i felt could be cut. For instance, it didn’t need to remind us why/how he knew science after the first few times. I get it, he was earning a degree in science and now spends all day teaching it. It’s ok for him to just…know stuff. Sometimes it felt like it was trying to be smarter than it needed to be, and it made descriptions of things the characters were doing confusing. The characters were compelling, especially rocky. I enjoyed getting flashbacks. The reveal at the end of chapter 23 and the rest of the book made it worth it, but it felt like it took so long to get there. That might just be me though - I don’t think sci fi is my thing. Some other stuff: Once he realized it wasn’t a suicide mission, why didn’t he start rationing food? Surely he could look up the minimum to keep him alive. And he was just chugging that water! What if the recycling system broke and rocky wasnt there?
-If the slurry is bad. Why not put a tube back in so he doesn’t have to taste it?? The computer knows how to put one in and clean it it seems. Also was yaw, pitch and roll ever explained or did I overlook it?
Lastly; I LOVED the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Addiction, War, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

jcshells's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cannibalism, Grief, Chronic illness, Drug use, Confinement, and War

mermaidread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and War

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

el_wheel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I did not expect to cry so much, holy crap. 😭 
Also I would literally die for Rocky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Medical content

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Aw this was such a sweet read, I thought the ending was realistic and I loved the interactions between Grace and Rocky. Sometimes it was annoying to read "I'm gonna do science" but I appreciate the effort made to explain different parts of the science and maths behind a space journey like this. Could have been much shorter though 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism and Alcohol

sopbee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Mental illness

marippe's review against another edition

4.5

I thought this was a fun read. The relationship developed between Ryland and Rocky was really sweet, and I came to really like Rocky (even though he's described looking like a spider...)
Even though the book is very scientific and has a lot of the jargon that I don't really understand, I wasn't too lost. I think that goes down to Weir's ability to simplify it.

I really liked Stratt- everything she does feels consistent in her character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Suicide

shlymiller's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death

pvp_niki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

Minor: War, Alcohol, and Drug use

mice_are_nice's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts